Senior Optical Transceiver Hardware Designer

Sanmina; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Sanmina is seeking a Principal Hardware Designer to lead the development of optical transceivers within AMT, a division focused on RF, microelectronic and optical components. The role involves collaborating with a cross-functional team to deliver end-to-end hardware design from concept through pre-production, including schematic capture, layout guidance, and design verification testing.

You will work on high-speed interfaces, write firmware requirements, review simulations, and ensure

Qualifications

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering; M.S. or Ph.D. is considered and asset.
• Minimum 15 years of relevant experience is required.
• Strong independent design leadership skills.
• Strong analog and digital circuit design skills and layout with mixed signal designs.
• Knowledgeable on thermal and EMI management.

Responsibilities

• Lead hardware design of an optical transceiver, meeting customer specification from concept to pre-production, including schematic capture, circuit simulation, PCB design guidance, and design verification testing.
• Key contributor to Specification Alignment, Concept Design, Detailed Design and Designer Verification phases of the product development cycle.
• Understand electrical and optical requirements and specifications of optical transceiver MSA.
• Maintain documentation of a hardware design specification.
• Assure design for performance, manufacturability and cost.
• Interface with mechanical engineers, optical engineers, microelectronics engineers, firmware engineers, process engineers and test engineers.
• Review simulations of the high-speed interfaces.
• Create the firmware requirement documentation.
• Lead design reviews as required.
• Create BOMS and ECO to document design.
• Interact with program manager, buyer/planner and suppliers to make sure designed parts are available in a timely manner for build.
• Resolve DFM issues.
• Work with rel-qual compliance group to design fully compliant optical transceiver.
• Troubleshooting and yield improvement of the optical transceiver.
• Serve as technical resource for junior engineers.

Education

B.S. in Electrical Engineering

M.S. or Ph.D. asset

Tools

Electronics CAD tools

HFSS/CST

Job description

Sanmina is seeking a Principal Hardware Designer to lead the development of optical transceivers within AMT, a division focused on RF, microelectronic and optical components. The role involves collaborating with a cross-functional team to deliver end-to-end hardware design from concept through pre-production, including schematic capture, layout guidance, and design verification testing.

You will work on high-speed interfaces, write firmware requirements, review simulations, and ensure